Stanford Medcast Episode 54: Pediatric Pulse Mini-series - Understanding Eating Disorders

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Megan Vo, a pediatrician at Stanford Medicine who focuses on treating eating disorders in children, teens and young adults. Listen in as we discuss the most common types of eating disorders in pediatric patients, including restrictive eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder and binge eating disorders.

Discussion also includes the symptoms of eating disorders, how to spot them in your pediatric or adolescent patients, and the benefits of collaborating with other healthcare providers and families to treat/manage eating disorders in your patients. We will also address the impact of social media on eating disorders, factors that lead to eating disorders and resources available to clinicians.

1. Analyze the impact of social media on eating disorders.
2. Develop skills/strategies to screen, diagnose and treat/manage children, adolescents and young adults presenting with symptoms of eating disorders.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

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American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

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References/Bibliography
1.Mayo Clinic. (2018). Eating disorders - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic. Mayoclinic.org. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eating-disorders/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353609
2.Davidson, A. R., Braham, S., Dasey, L., & Reidlinger, D. P. (2019). Physicians’ perspectives on the treatment of patients with eating disorders in the acute setting. Journal of Eating Disorders, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-018-0231-1
3.Tse, A., Xavier, S., Trollope-Kumar, K., Agarwal, G., & Lokker, C. (2022). Challenges in eating disorder diagnosis and management among family physicians and trainees: a qualitative study. Journal of eating disorders, 10(1), 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00570-5

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There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity. 

Faculty Member Information

Role in activity

Name of Ineligible Company(s) / Nature of Relationship(s)

Ruth Adewuya, MD, CHCP
Managing Director, Center for Continuing Medical Education
Stanford University School of Medicine

Course Director

Nothing to disclose

Megen Le Vo, MD
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Ishita Verma
Student
Stanford University

Planner

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